TinyScope vs SynLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TinyScope
Transform your smartphone into a portable microscope with this companion app. Capture detailed photos and videos of objects up close, turning your device into a mobile lab. Essential for exploring the microscopic world on the go.
- Mobile microscope functionality
- Capture photos
- Record videos
- Usage instructions
- Accessory integration
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TINYSCOPE is an accessory designed for mobile phone lens,your cell phone turns into a mobile microscope with it,which makes you own a lab on the go at once.Picture or video can be took when it contact the object directly.Matched APP is necessary when you use it.What functions the APP with: 1.Taking Pictures 2.Taking Videos 3.How to use help More functions like community,share,vote are on the way. TINYSCOPE是专门为手机镜头设计的一款配件，有了它你的手机就可以变成一台移动的显微镜，让你即刻拥有一个移动的实验室。直接接触物体即可拍照或者摄像。你需要配合APP来使用它，目前APP实现的功能有： 1.拍照 2.录像 3.获取使用帮助 更多功能，如社区、分享、投票等敬请期待。
SynLink
This professional controller facilitates astrophotography by offering broad compatibility with major camera brands and astronomical equipment. Its design emphasizes simplicity, restraint, and modernity for an intuitive user experience.
- Broad camera compatibility (Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon, Sony)
- Supports astronomical cameras
- Controls equatorial mounts
- Manages filter wheels and focusers
- Modern and simple interface
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It offers seamless compatibility with most mainstream cameras, including Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon, and Sony, as well as the majority of astronomical cameras, equatorial mounts, filter wheels, focusers, rotators, and flat panel devices on the market. SynLink is being developed by following the design philosophy of simplicity, restraint, and modernity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SynLink at 5.0 against TinyScope's 2.1. SynLink also leads on device support (4 vs 2). TinyScope's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SynLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TinyScope has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TinyScope ships an update every 2 weeks, SynLink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TinyScope | SynLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tinyphoton (Wuhan) Technology. Co., Ltd. | Suzhou UMa Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
TinyScope
SynLink
In-app purchases
TinyScope
No in-app purchases
SynLink
No in-app purchases
